SPEAKER_00: Well, good morning and welcome to the Orchard Online Service.
SPEAKER_00: Today I'm so glad that you're with us.
SPEAKER_00: We have been in an amazing series that's simply titled Storyline.
SPEAKER_00: And in this series, we've kind of been looking at the Bible, the overall redemptive story of the Bible from a bird's eye view and going through a series of steps, understanding what took place in this world, how did we get to where we are, and what is the answer?
SPEAKER_00: So in week one, we kind of went back to the origins of creation and we learned about how the problem entered in, and very clearly it's because sin entered in.
SPEAKER_00: And when sin entered in, it brought chaos and confusion, and of course it brought in death with it.
SPEAKER_00: And then last week in week two was really exciting because we were able to go through the Old Testament and we were able to see how, even in the beginning, knowing that sin was going to enter in, God had a plan, and he even sent a redeemer, beginning through the Old Testament.
SPEAKER_00: And we learn how through the Old Testament is not just a collection of random stories and history and moral values, but the Old Testament, we see like a breadcrumb trail that just leads us to Jesus through every sacrifice, through every priest, every prophet, every king, every prophecy, and every promise.
SPEAKER_00: It establishes these patterns that we're all preparing for the true hero to come.
SPEAKER_00: And by the way, his name is Jesus, and he has always been the hero of our story.
SPEAKER_00: So that leads us into week number three, where we're going to look at the identity and some of the attributes of this hero that we call Jesus.
SPEAKER_00: So I hope you guys have seen the movie Gladiator.
SPEAKER_00: It's probably one of my top five movies of all time.
SPEAKER_00: It's a powerful movie, and if you know the beginning narrative of that movie, is that Maximus, who is the hero in the movie, he's a general for the army of Rome, and he works under the true emperor.
SPEAKER_00: And during this time, the emperor's son actually assassinated his father.
SPEAKER_00: And Maximus refused to bow down to this false emperor.
SPEAKER_00: So there was an execution ordered, and he evaded the execution, but in the mix of that, Maximus' wife and son were murdered.
SPEAKER_00: And he was so broken.
SPEAKER_00: Maximus, who played by Russell Crowe, was just so tired.
SPEAKER_00: He's actually captured and sold as a slave, and he ends up as a gladiator.
SPEAKER_00: So in this movie, it's like a lot of movies where we have a hero and we have a villain.
SPEAKER_00: And there's a powerful scene that takes place because this false emperor, Commodus, he believes that this man is dead, who's a threat to him.
SPEAKER_00: But the hero's alive.
SPEAKER_00: And in that arena, in the Colosseum, when this gladiator fight is ending, he comes down and he says, Take off your helmet and let us see who we are, who you are.
SPEAKER_00: And it's in that moment that Maximus reveals who he is.
SPEAKER_00: He takes off the helmet.
SPEAKER_00: Here's what he says.
SPEAKER_00: I believe most men probably know this line.
SPEAKER_00: My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the armies of the North, general of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor Marcus Aurelius, father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife, and I will have my vengeance in this life or the next.
SPEAKER_00: So this evil emperor, he believed that he had already crushed his enemy.
SPEAKER_00: He thought Maximus was dead.
SPEAKER_00: But in this moment, in this movie, the hero was revealed, and when the helmet came off, the crowd just sort of gasped, and the hero is still alive.
SPEAKER_00: The hero's return.
SPEAKER_00: And that changed everything.
SPEAKER_00: That's kind of what we're going to see today in this part of the redemption story where the hero, the identity and the attributes of Jesus are revealed.
SPEAKER_00: Have you ever noticed that a lot of great stories and movies follow the same script?
SPEAKER_00: There's always a problem.
SPEAKER_00: We need a solution, and then a hero reveals himself.
SPEAKER_00: And we know this storyline all too well because while we know what happened in the movie Gladiator, maybe you've watched a movie like Braveheart or other action movies where a hero is involved, and maybe you're saying, Pastor Robert, we don't like all those violent movies like that.
SPEAKER_00: Hey, I got news for you.
SPEAKER_00: The same plot, the same storyline happens in the Lion King.
SPEAKER_00: Whether it's Paramount or Pixar or DreamWorks or Disney, it seems like it's always the same scene, the same narrative, where the hero rises up because there's a problem.
SPEAKER_00: A sacrifice is made and the kingdom is restored.
SPEAKER_00: And while it is a plot in a lot of movies where evil seems unstoppable, it seems like there's always a moment when the hero is revealed, where the hero arrives.
SPEAKER_00: And that's what we're going to look at today.
SPEAKER_00: And that's your story, that's my story, because that is the story of redemption that we see in the Word of God.
SPEAKER_00: We know that God created a perfect world, and we know that sin entered in and death followed it.
SPEAKER_00: Humanity was enslaved, death entered the arena, and no one could defeat it.
SPEAKER_00: And then at just the right time, heaven sent the hero for the unveiling.
SPEAKER_00: And he wasn't carrying a sword, but we know that he was carrying a cross.
SPEAKER_00: And he didn't come to destroy lives, but to give his own life.
SPEAKER_00: And he didn't come to conquer Rome, but to conquer death, hell, and the grave.
SPEAKER_00: And I want to say it again, his name is Jesus, because he is the one true hero that God sent to rescue the world.
SPEAKER_00: And my hope today and my prayer is this is that you will see Jesus is our true hero.
SPEAKER_00: So we're going to begin in Colossians today because I want to share with you the identity of Jesus Christ, and then we're going to look in Romans 5 at the attributes of Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_00: Jesus, the perfect hero.
SPEAKER_00: So let me show you what the Apostle Paul says when he wrote to the church in Colosse, chapter 1, verses 15 through 20.
SPEAKER_00: Says these words, He, speaking of Jesus, is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
SPEAKER_00: For everything was created by him in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions, or rulers or authorities, all things have been created through him and for him.
SPEAKER_00: He is before all things, and by him all things hold together.
SPEAKER_00: He is also the head of the body, the church.
SPEAKER_00: He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.
SPEAKER_00: For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile everything to himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood shed on the cross.
SPEAKER_00: So we need to grasp this.
SPEAKER_00: This is where I want to go today.
SPEAKER_00: Here's your big idea is the power of the rescue always depends on the identity of the rescuer.
SPEAKER_00: Think about it like this: if your house is on fire and you need a hero, you don't call a ballet instructor to come fight that fire.
SPEAKER_00: You want a firefighter.
SPEAKER_00: And if something happens and you have a heart attack and your heart stops beating, you don't need a motivational speaker.
SPEAKER_00: What you need is a cardiovascular doctor.
SPEAKER_00: And because our souls are in a broken state, because we need a rescue, we don't just ask for advice.
SPEAKER_00: We seek out a savior.
SPEAKER_00: Because the power of the rescue always depends on the identity of the rescuer.
SPEAKER_00: And in Paul's letter to the church at Colossians, here he tells us this beautiful, majestic description of Christ.
SPEAKER_00: And I believe it's one of the most powerful descriptions that we see of Jesus in the fullness that he is.
SPEAKER_00: Let me give you the cliff notes of this real quick.
SPEAKER_00: He says Jesus is the image of the invisible God.
SPEAKER_00: You want to know what Jesus looks like, or you want to know what God looks like?
SPEAKER_00: Just look at Jesus.
SPEAKER_00: Jesus is God in the flesh, but he also shows us that Jesus is the firstborn over all creation.
SPEAKER_00: This means that he has supreme authority over everything.
SPEAKER_00: But he also says that Jesus is the creator of the universe.
SPEAKER_00: Every star, every atom, every heartbeat, every breath, every person, all things were created by him and for him.
SPEAKER_00: But he also tells us a word for us today, that he is the head of the church.
SPEAKER_00: But I love this.
SPEAKER_00: Paul says that Jesus is the fullness of God.
SPEAKER_00: The fullness and the deity of our sovereign God dwells within him.
SPEAKER_00: And the best part, Jesus is the reconciler of all things because it's through his blood that was shed on Calvary's cross that we can find peace, that we can find that reconciliation that we need in this broken world that we live.
SPEAKER_00: So Jesus is not just the point of the story.
SPEAKER_00: I hope you see that he's the point of everything.
SPEAKER_00: So now that we know the identity of our hero, we know the attributes of our hero, I want to transition now to Romans chapter 5.
SPEAKER_00: And as we pick up where we left off, I want to show you some amazing things that Jesus did, some truths about the attributes of his identity.
SPEAKER_00: So let's go back to verse 14.
SPEAKER_00: This was our key verse from last week.
SPEAKER_00: And it's so important we read this because we need it as we segue into the next scriptures.
SPEAKER_00: Verse 14, chapter 5.
SPEAKER_00: Paul speaking says, Nevertheless, death reigned.
SPEAKER_00: That's the problem.
SPEAKER_00: Because sin entered in, death also entered in.
SPEAKER_00: It says, Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam's transgression.
SPEAKER_00: And then he gives the answer, He is a type of the coming one.
SPEAKER_00: Do you see this?
SPEAKER_00: That remember, Adam was a type.
SPEAKER_00: Adam was a shadow.
SPEAKER_00: And then we get to verse 15.
SPEAKER_00: But the gift is not like the trespass, for if by the one man's trespass the many died, how much more have the grace of God and the gift which comes through the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many?
SPEAKER_00: And the gift is not like the one man's sin, because from one sin came the judgment, resulting in condemnation.
SPEAKER_00: But from many trespasses came the gift resulting in justification.
SPEAKER_00: If by the one man's trespass death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the overflow of the grace and the gift of righteousness reign in the life through the one man, Jesus Christ?
SPEAKER_00: So there is so many truths in this text, but for me there's three little nuggets that I want to bring out for you today, three things that will help you understand and bridge the gap, not only who Jesus is, but some things that he did that link him to the hero in our redemption story.
SPEAKER_00: So the first thing I want you to see is this is that our hero gives grace.
SPEAKER_00: Jesus brings grace.
SPEAKER_00: Once again, in Romans 5.15, it says these words at the end of this verse, the grace of God and the gift of which comes through the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflowed to the many.
SPEAKER_00: Paul is using this as a comparison, yet also a contrast to what Adam did.
SPEAKER_00: We know that Adam brought in trespass, yet Jesus brings in forgiveness.
SPEAKER_00: Adam brought in guilt, but Jesus brings in grace.
SPEAKER_00: Adam handed us a death sentence, but Jesus hands us a free gift.
SPEAKER_00: The beautiful, the unmerited, the unearned, amazing grace.
SPEAKER_00: And I hope that you can hear this today, because this is a major problem that we have in Christian circles, is that you can't earn this grace.
SPEAKER_00: You can only receive it.
SPEAKER_00: And that sounds simple, but it's one of the biggest problems that we deal with today because for so many, we have become indoctrinated to a works-based religion.
SPEAKER_00: Instead of embracing God's grace as a gift that was given through a relationship, we turn to religion, which says you've always got to work harder.
SPEAKER_00: Can I tell you something?
SPEAKER_00: Religion says we work harder, but grace says it's finished.
SPEAKER_00: Religion says you got to try to reach out and find God when grace says that God came to us.
SPEAKER_00: Religion says you got to pay for your debt, you got to pay the price, while grace says Jesus paid it all.
SPEAKER_00: So let me take you back to gladiator.
SPEAKER_00: Let me help you understand this.
SPEAKER_00: Imagine a condemned gladiator that has suffered defeat, yet he is still alive, standing in the center of the arena.
SPEAKER_00: He is the subject of the emperor's judgment.
SPEAKER_00: And if the emperor puts his thumb down, we know that that's not going to be good for him.
SPEAKER_00: That means the verdict is death under the authority of the judge.
SPEAKER_00: And did you know that in our sin, that's what we are all condemned to is death?
SPEAKER_00: We all get this.
SPEAKER_00: But let me show you what grace looks like.
SPEAKER_00: Because there's nothing that we can do to change it to this.
SPEAKER_00: But grace does.
SPEAKER_00: Can you imagine being in that arena, condemned to death?
SPEAKER_00: And all of a sudden someone steps forward and he says, I'll take his place.
SPEAKER_00: I'll take his place.
SPEAKER_00: I'll do this for him.
SPEAKER_00: That's grace.
SPEAKER_00: And that's exactly what Jesus did.
SPEAKER_00: He walked into the battlefield arena of our broken lives, the place of brokenness, confusion, and chaos, and the condemnation that we all have.
SPEAKER_00: And he took our verdict, he took our punishment, he took the wages of our sin, which is death, and he says, I got this.
SPEAKER_00: You see, that's the beautiful picture of grace.
SPEAKER_00: He says, If you will receive this gift, he says, I've already paid the price.
SPEAKER_00: But let me show you what else Paul says in this text.
SPEAKER_00: It's so amazing.
SPEAKER_00: The second thing is this our hero brought justification to overcome our condemnation.
SPEAKER_00: And Romans verse 16, there in chapter 5, it says like this and the gift is not like the one man's sin, because from one sin came the judgment, resulting in condemnation.
SPEAKER_00: That's where we're at today.
SPEAKER_00: We're all condemned.
SPEAKER_00: But from many trespasses came the gift, which results in justification.
SPEAKER_00: So while one sin brought in condemnation, this is that shadow, that pattern, or the type we talked about last week.
SPEAKER_00: It came through the one man Adam.
SPEAKER_00: That's the pattern.
SPEAKER_00: Paul goes on to say, but Jesus, who was the coming one, he brought justification.
SPEAKER_00: Let me tell you what that means.
SPEAKER_00: It means that my penalty has been paid.
SPEAKER_00: It means that my pardon has been pronounced and that my position has now been perfected.
SPEAKER_00: My sin was charged to Christ, and praise God, his righteousness has now been credited to me.
SPEAKER_00: Because when Jesus took my condemnation, he gave me justification.
SPEAKER_00: You see, justification means that I'm not guilty.
SPEAKER_00: Justification means that the debt that was on my life has been canceled.
SPEAKER_00: It's been recorded and cleared.
SPEAKER_00: It's been pain in full.
SPEAKER_00: And because Jesus rose from the grave is proof that death no longer has the final word.
SPEAKER_00: Yes, Satan threw a lot of punches.
SPEAKER_00: He threw a big punch, but praise God that Jesus got back up.
SPEAKER_00: Maybe you've seen that in lots of movies when there's a problem and the hero comes in and the evil one tries to take him out and he beats him down a little bit.
SPEAKER_00: He takes some licks and he falls and he looks like he's done.
SPEAKER_00: And the enemy gets that little side-eyed sneer, looking at him, kind of laughing in his heart.
SPEAKER_00: And he may celebrate for just a moment, and the crowd, the audience assumes that it's all over.
SPEAKER_00: But then the hero begins to pull his legs back under him.
SPEAKER_00: He gets a clarity in his eyes, and then he rises up to win the fight.
SPEAKER_00: You see, that's what Easter's all about.
SPEAKER_00: That's what we celebrate, the resurrected Christ.
SPEAKER_00: Friday looked like defeat, but praise God on Resurrection Sunday that he wins the fight.
SPEAKER_00: But here's the difference is that the hero, our hero, didn't just survive death.
SPEAKER_00: In our storyline, we learn according to Scripture that he actually conquered it.
SPEAKER_00: And that leads to the last thing that I want you to see in this text.
SPEAKER_00: The third part is this because our hero reigns, we too can live in victory when we live in him.
SPEAKER_00: Let's read this text, verse 17.
SPEAKER_00: If by one man's trespass death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ?
SPEAKER_00: Now I want you to see this very, very carefully, because this text tells us that He reigns.
SPEAKER_00: Jesus reigns because He conquered.
SPEAKER_00: He is a conqueror.
SPEAKER_00: And because He conquered, He has given us this gift of grace.
SPEAKER_00: And when we fully receive this gift, it doesn't say we just survive.
SPEAKER_00: It doesn't say that we even just thrive.
SPEAKER_00: It says that we reign.
SPEAKER_00: Now let me let me take you a little deeper in this.
SPEAKER_00: He gives grace because he conquered, therefore he reigns.
SPEAKER_00: And then we too reign in life when we live through the conqueror, when we live in the conqueror of Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_00: Verse 17, how much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness, listen, reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_00: It doesn't say apart from Jesus Christ, it says through a life in Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_00: So because our hero reigns, those who belong to him and those who live in him, they live victoriously alongside of him.
SPEAKER_00: Man, to know that we have been bought and paid for with a price, that the battle has been won, that death has been defeated, it's one of the greatest experiences that you can ever have to know that our eternity is secured, and yet we can live in this life victoriously.
SPEAKER_00: But I'm going to tell you something.
SPEAKER_00: It bothers me so bad when I know the power of our redemption, and we still see Christians walking around like they've been defeated.
SPEAKER_00: They're walking around like they're still lost, like they've not been justified.
SPEAKER_00: And it's like they're missing out.
SPEAKER_00: They're not winning at life.
SPEAKER_00: Why are we living like we've been defeated when we've been bought and paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ?
SPEAKER_00: Man, this is where so many people missed the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_00: Listen, Jesus didn't just rescue you so you could go and limp into heaven one day.
SPEAKER_00: He didn't save you so you could spend the rest of your life hiding in fear, drowning in shame, and then acting like the enemy still owns the keys to the lock that has you in bondage.
SPEAKER_00: Paul says those who receive the abundance of grace and who receive the gift of righteousness, it doesn't say they might.
SPEAKER_00: It says they will reign in life through Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_00: Not just survive, not just cope, not just squeak by, but reign in a life in Christ.
SPEAKER_00: You know what that tells me?
SPEAKER_00: That means the battle's already been decided.
SPEAKER_00: It tells me that the war is over, that the victory has already been won, and it's been credited to your account when you receive this wonderful gift of grace.
SPEAKER_00: So why are so many people, why are so many Christians living like they've lost at life when the battle's already been won?
SPEAKER_00: Man, I see so many people walking around like spiritual prisoners.
SPEAKER_00: There's Christians who are still dragging around like the chains of death and despair, holding them back.
SPEAKER_00: And like their sins still holding them down, sins that Jesus nailed to the cross.
SPEAKER_00: Man, there's people who claim to be in Christ who bow their heads in shame all the time over their past failures when God's saying that debt's already been paid.
SPEAKER_00: That sin has been cast as far as the east is from the west to be remembered no more, yet we still live in defeat.
SPEAKER_00: Man, the greatest gladiator to ever step into the reign of this world has declared that you are forgiven.
SPEAKER_00: You are chosen.
SPEAKER_00: You have been bought and paid for with a price.
SPEAKER_00: Therefore, you are righteous.
SPEAKER_00: You are his because you have received this gift of grace.
SPEAKER_00: And today, there's some listening in today, maybe some students who are still terrified internally of what other people think about them.
SPEAKER_00: When the creator of the universe says he's already approved you in Christ Jesus.
SPEAKER_00: There's some marriages out there that are still living under the cloud of resentment.
SPEAKER_00: Even though the cross has made forgiveness possible for you.
SPEAKER_00: There's parents who are all twisted up in life right now because you're living in the midst and having a prodigal son, and you just don't know what to do, forgetting that Jesus is still on the throne, and there are believers who are crippled by anxiety with the things that are going on in this world, checking the stock market on an hourly basis, tuning into Fox News, looking at all the wars and rumors of war, scrolling doomsday propaganda on social media as if the government is still sitting on the throne.
SPEAKER_00: Church, hear me, the White House is not on the throne.
SPEAKER_00: Wall Street is not on the throne, and listen, your feelings are not even on the throne.
SPEAKER_00: And most definitely your failures are not on the throne.
SPEAKER_00: I'm here to tell you that none of your situation is on the throne.
SPEAKER_00: Satan is not on the throne because Jesus Christ is on the throne.
SPEAKER_00: That means you aren't fighting for victory, you're fighting from the victory that he has already won for you.
SPEAKER_00: That means that you're not trying to earn acceptance, you're living from acceptance.
SPEAKER_00: That means you aren't waiting to see who wins because we know that Jesus has already won.
SPEAKER_00: Death has been defeated.
SPEAKER_00: Satan has been disarmed, sin has been pardoned, heaven has been opened, and Jesus has been enthroned.
SPEAKER_00: And when the king wins, according to verse 17, the people win.
SPEAKER_00: And I'm here to tell you that the king has already won.
SPEAKER_00: Our hero sits on the throne and his victory becomes our victory.
SPEAKER_00: And that gives me a powerful and an eternal confidence because the conqueror conquered.
SPEAKER_00: And when we receive the gift of the abundance of grace from that conqueror, we are victorious when we live through his conquering.
SPEAKER_00: In that movie, Gladiator, Maximus fights for people who can't free themselves.
SPEAKER_00: He enters the arena, he faces overwhelming enemies, he absorbs blow after blow, beaten down, but he defeats a tyrant, and his sacrifice in this moment brings freedom.
SPEAKER_00: But Maximus was only the lead role in this movie.
SPEAKER_00: Jesus is real.
SPEAKER_00: Yes, Maximus fought an earthly kingdom, Jesus fought for an eternal kingdom.
SPEAKER_00: Maximus shed blood unwillingly while Jesus shed his blood voluntarily.
SPEAKER_00: Maximus inspired crowds while Jesus came to transform souls.
SPEAKER_00: Maximus could only Postpone injustice while we know that Jesus forever destroys sin and death.
SPEAKER_00: And Maximus died and he stayed dead.
SPEAKER_00: But I love this that Jesus died, and yet on the third day he rose again, proving to you and me that God accepted that payment for our sins.
SPEAKER_00: So the greatest question today is not, are you trying harder?
SPEAKER_00: Are you trying to be more religious?
SPEAKER_00: Are you trying to be a better person?
SPEAKER_00: You see, the great question today is: have you received this great grace from the conqueror?
SPEAKER_00: Have you received this beautiful gift from Jesus Christ?
SPEAKER_00: Because Romans 5.17 says it's only available to those who receive.
SPEAKER_00: In the same verse, he tells us we receive the overflow of his grace.
SPEAKER_00: That the gift of righteousness will reign in your life through that one man, Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_00: That's why we should be convinced today that Jesus is the hero God sent to rescue the world.
SPEAKER_00: You know what's so amazing about that movie, Gladiator, that a lot of people miss?
SPEAKER_00: But before Maximus entered into this slave trade and before he became a gladiator, we know that he was one of the generals for this great legion of the Army of the North.
SPEAKER_00: And then as the beginning of this movie begins to roll, we see him charging up to all of his soldiers as they're about to endure this great battle.
SPEAKER_00: And he says something so powerful that I think rings true today in the same storyline.
SPEAKER_00: He tells his soldiers who are in this fight, he says, What we do in life echoes in eternity.
SPEAKER_00: I believe that line was probably more true than Hollywood ever intended.
SPEAKER_00: So here's the question: What are you doing today with Jesus that will echo in your eternity?
SPEAKER_00: Because if we reject him, our eternity will be separation from God.
SPEAKER_00: But if we receive him, our eternity will be a life with God.
SPEAKER_00: You see, the gospel is very simple.
SPEAKER_00: God created you, and we know that because of sin, we were separated from God.
SPEAKER_00: But Jesus died for you and he rose again.
SPEAKER_00: So this amazing gift of grace would be available to you.
SPEAKER_00: We just have to receive it by trusting that he is the hero that God sent to rescue the world.
SPEAKER_00: So today you have a choice.
SPEAKER_00: Will you keep fighting the battle that you can't win on your own?
SPEAKER_00: Will you be your own hero in your own storyline?
SPEAKER_00: Or will you embrace the truth that we see in the Word of God, of the greatest storyline, the greatest story of redemption where there's one Redeemer, one hero, and one Jesus.
SPEAKER_00: Let me pray with you.
SPEAKER_00: Father, I thank you, God, for this word that we see.
SPEAKER_00: God, thank you for the words of Paul in two different letters.
SPEAKER_00: God, that share the beautiful picture of the identity of Christ.
SPEAKER_00: God, but also the attributes that make him who he is.
SPEAKER_00: Lord, today, if there's one struggling out there, if they have not come to a saving knowledge of your goodness and your mercy and this amazing gift of grace that, God, in our own humanism, we can't even begin to understand it.
SPEAKER_00: Father, we just have to receive this gift and embrace it.
SPEAKER_00: I thank you, Father, for the promise of eternity, God, but also for the life of abundance that your word promises.
SPEAKER_00: I can just see this overflow of grace that you are giving us as we live in you and through you, our great hero and our great conqueror.
SPEAKER_00: Father, I pray with you.
SPEAKER_00: Be with those that are struggling today, God, for those that have questions, God, that give them a spirit, God, of humility, that they will reach out, God, that they will just simply call upon your name, God, that they will be saved, that they will receive this beautiful gift of your amazing grace.
SPEAKER_00: That's the wonderful and the powerful, the precious, and the famous name of Jesus, I pray all these things.
SPEAKER_00: Amen.